Hustler of Culture

LA - Mark Frauenfelder's "Made by Hand" Book Event (07.03.10)

MARK FRAUENFELDER discusses and signs his book "MADE BY HAND" with DEMONSTRATION!

Start: Sat, 07/03/2010 - 5:00pm

End: Sat, 07/03/2010 - 7:00pm

Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World (Penguin)

Join us for a special presentation by Boing Boing founder, Make magazine editor, and Made by Hand author Mark Frauenfelder!  In this 45-minute demo, he'll show us how to make yogurt, sauerkraut, kombucha, and cigar box guitars and amplifiers (check out the one on the book's cover, below!).

LA - Elijah Blue's "Stuff of Legends" (07.02.10 - 08.02.10)

NYC - "Shred" Curated by Carlo McCormick (07.01.10 - 08.27.10

Shred
Curated by Carlo McCormick

July 1 – August 27, 2010
Opening reception: Thursday July 1, 2010, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Perry Rubenstein Gallery announces Shred, an exhibition curated by Carlo McCormick, an independent curator and senior editor of Paper magazine, which will feature collage-based works from a diverse group of artists, some who have pioneered collage as fine art and others who are expanding upon the subversive flavor inherent to the medium. Featured are works in myriad media—from simple layered assemblages of newsprint on paper to lively video animations made from cutout paper silhouettes.

NYC - David Foox's "As Within So Without" (06.25.10 - 07.18.10)

DAVID FOOX
As Within So Without

Also featuring the Organ Donor vinyl toy collectibles embellished by artists Liza Corbett, John Dunivant, Kooks Malooks, Audrey Pongracz and Ron Zakrin

Opening: Friday, June 25, 2010, 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Exhibition Dates: June 25 – July 18, 2010

Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday 11-7, Sunday 12-6
Gallery Located: 175 Seventh Avenue on the NE corner of 20th and 7th Ave.
Nearest Subway: C, E exit 23rd @ 8th Ave., 1, 9 exit 23rd @ 7th Ave.
Contact: Michael Lyons Wier, Gallery@LyonsWierGallery.com 

Brooklyn - "The Seven Year Bitch" + "Based Upon Availability" Book Events (06.24.10)

The powerHouse Arena is pleased to invite you to the book launch party for:

THE SEVEN YEAR BITCH
by Jennifer Belle

and

BASED UPON AVAILABILITY
by Alix Strauss Reading, Signing & Discussion

Thursday, June 24, 7–9 PM
powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com

The Seven Year Bitch by Jennifer Belle is a smart and provocative novel about marriage, motherhood, and discovering that the life you have is exactly the one you wanted. In Based Upon Availability, Alix Strauss displays a keen eye for human connection and the universal feelings of longing. Belle and Strauss will appear in conversation to discuss their new books, followed by a book signing.

NYC - Brion Nuda Rosch's New Works (06.24.10 - 08.20.10)

BRION NUDA ROSCH
 
June 25 – August 20, 2010

Opening Reception:  Thursday, June 24, 6-8pm

DCKT Contemporary is pleased to present BRION NUDA ROSCH’s first solo exhibition in New York.  Deconstructing or rearranging the commonplace, ROSCH’s collages and sculptural works heighten awareness and jar the viewer out of an object or photograph's sense of embedded context.

 
Mundane materials such as found book pages, wood, drywall and recycled house paint are slightly or humbly altered.  Small adjustments, such as additions or subtractions to found book pages, create seemingly impossible situations.  The collaged images create and negate form and content as well as the monumental and un-monumental.  A painted stick or block rests on a pedestal, a symbol of importance and a sign that the object is a complete and finished work of art.  Contradictions arise and the placement and arrangement of the objects are almost more important than the objects themselves. They are monuments for the everyday and homage to process.
 
An Object’s Significance Removed is a collection of objects found at 99 Cent stores or rescued from thrift stores.  These objects once had significance yet are now devalued or discarded and their possible cultural significance is in question. Collected, gathered, covered in plaster and painted they now exist with an undefined meaning.
 

Jonesing for Jonsi Wares!

I hate shopping for clothes. So when I see something I really like, I really want it (however I'm too frugal to buy it)! My birthday's coming up in a couple months. Someone want to pick up this color-me-bright Jonsi hoodie for me in a size small?! Gee, thanks. You rock!

Brooklyn - "Adventures Among Ants" (06.22.10)

The powerHouse Arena is pleased to invite you to the book launch of:

ADVENTURES AMONG ANTS
BY MARK W. MOFFETT
FEATURED ON THE COLBERT REPORT

Tuesday, June 22, 7–9 PM
powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com

NYC - "States of Flux" (06.24.10 - 08.12.10)

States of FluxOpening Reception: Thursday, June 24,  6:00-8:00 p.m.

Exhibition on view: Friday, June 25-Thursday, August 12, 2010

Aperture Foundation, a leading New York-based arts institution dedicated to promoting photography in all its forms, and the Center for Photographic Media and Culture at Parsons The New School for Design, a pioneer in art and design education, have partnered to present States of Flux, a group exhibition of works by Parsons' BFA and MFA students. Join us for the opening reception, Hosted by SNAP! The Aperture Young Patrons' Program.

Bolinas - Barry McGee's "Leave it Alone" + Clare Rojas' "Together at Last" (06.19.10 - 08.01.10)

LA - Gary Panter, Devin Flynn + Bob Zoell's "ZPFfffft!!!" (06.19.10 - 07.10.10)

LA - Todd Schorr's "Print Retrospective 1997 - Present" (06.19.10 - 07.03.10)

The Merry Karnowsky Gallery invites you to

TODD SCHORR
PRINT RETROSPECTIVE 1997-PRESENT
IN ASSOCIATION WITH DESIGNED FOR EXTINCTION AT BEN MALTZ GALLERY

AFTERNOON RECEPTION
SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 3-6PM
enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres + enter a FREE drawing to win a limited edition giclée!*

MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY
170 S. LA BREA AVENUE
(IN THE ART 170 BUILDING)
LOS ANGELES, CA 90036
323.933.4408
www.mkgallery.com

LA - "Artist Project: Stussy x GR Digital III" (06.17.10 - 06.20.10)

LA - Game Night with Gaijin Games (06.14.10)

In conjunction with the Attract Mode videogame culture shop and LA Game Space, Giant Robot is proud to host Game Night, a pre-E3 party putting a spotlight on Gaijin Games. Gaijin Games is a small indie studio from Santa Cruz, CA that makes the Bit.Trip series of retro pixelated games for the Wii. Their work will be projected on the side of the building and the actual developers will be in attendance to hang out and play with fans. There will also be Bit.Trip-themed food available at gr/eats.

Game Night is a new event that will be take place at GR2 every two months. Each evening will feature a different developer and its games in a relaxed, community-building setting. Because of the onset of E3, many members of the videogame industry are expected to attend the inaugural gathering, which will be a great opportunity for the game-playing public since most parties related to the Electronic Entertainment Expo are invitation-only.

Giant Robot was born as a Los Angeles-based magazine about Asian, Asian-American, and new hybrid culture in 1994, but has evolved into a full-service pop culture provider with shops and galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City, as well as an online equivalent.

Game Night with Gaijin Games
Monday, June 14, 2010, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276

LA - Yoskay Yamamoto's "Familiar Strangers" (06.12.10 - 07.03.10)

LeBasse Projects presents:

‘Familiar Strangers’
New work from Yoskay Yamamoto

June 12th – July 3rd 2010
Artist reception: Saturday, June 12th, 7-10p

LeBasse Projects is proud to announce, Familiar Strangers, a solo exhibition from Japanese artist Yoskay Yamamoto. This will be the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery, and will mark his most diverse body of work to date. The show represents a breakthrough in work from Yamamoto containing both painting and sculptural work. The show will reflect a continuation of intimate statements of self-expression that began in his last series of exhibitions.

Yamamoto’s previous exhibition focused on the artists’ external struggles and experiences while Familiar Strangers is inspired by a detachment from one’s inner self and the rediscovery of ones true natureUsing some of his iconic characters, Yamamoto adds new depth including a thematic use of flowers in the work. Flowers have been chosen because according to Yamamoto. ‘…they carry the essence of growth, but also have such a fragile state.’ The cycle of growth, blossoming and decay echo the circular nature of his previous exhibitions.

La Jolla - "Double Up" (06.11.10 - 07.03.10)

D O U B L E  U P

A Group Exhibition

Opening Reception Friday, June 11th from 6 - 8 PM
7739 Drury Lane, La Jolla, California 92037

Exhibition Dates
June 11 - July 3, 2010
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 AM - 5:30 PM